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Mathematicians are not the people who find Maths easy; they are the people who enjoy how mystifying, puzzling and hard it is. Are you a mathematician?

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"We recently had an afternoon on accelerated learning.This linked really well and prompted a discussion about learning styles and short term memory."

Comment recorded on the 9 October 'Starter of the Day' page by Mr Jones, Wales:

"I think that having a starter of the day helps improve maths in general. My pupils say they love them!!!"

Featured Activity

Remainder Race

A brilliant game involving chance and choice requiring an ability to calculate the remainder when a two digit number is divided by a single digit number. There are one and two player versions and the rules are inspired by the Royal Game of Ur.

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Go Maths

Learning and
understanding Mathematics, at every level, requires learner
engagement. Mathematics is not a spectator sport. Sometimes
traditional teaching fails to actively involve students. One way to
address the problem is through the use of interactive activities and
this web site provides many of those.
The Go Maths main page links to
more activities designed for students in upper Secondary/High school.

Teachers

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Exam Style Questions - A collection of problems in the style of GCSE or IB/A-level exam paper questions (worked solutions are available for Transum subscribers).

More on this topic including lesson Starters, visual aids, investigations and self-marking exercises.

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Recommended

Sieve of Eratosthenes

A self checking, interactive version of the Sieve of Eratosthenes method of finding prime numbers.

The short web address is:

Transum.org/go/?to=sieve

Suggested

Number Grids

Investigate the properties of number with these interactive number grids which can be coloured in.

The short web address is:

Transum.org/go/?to=grids

Related

Plinko Probability

A simulation of a Quincunx (Galton Board) which can be used to create the bell shaped curve of the normal distribution.

The short web address is:

Transum.org/go/?to=plinko

Festive

Pascal's Patterns

See the number patterns on Pascal's Triangle with this colourful, interactive application.

The short web address is:

Transum.org/go/?to=pascalpatterns

Constructing Pascal's Triangle.

Each number in Pascal's Triangle is the sum of the two numbers immediately above.

The numbers on the sloping outside edges are all one.

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